Aarron vs Obed
Aarron and Obedcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2007, Aarron was ranked #629 and Obed #527 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2012, Aarron was ranked #4805 and Obed #3987 among boys in England and Wales.
Aarron and Obed over time
Aarron and Obed appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Aarron held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Obed in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Aarron reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Obed in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 1997–2012
Aarron held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Obed in 3.
Highest recorded here: Aarron #585 in 1998, Obed #1949 in 2001.
The order changed in 2012: Obed moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #2629 and #3865; by 2012 that had become #4805 and #3987.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Aarron #4805, Obed #3987.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Aarron | Obed |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3478 (2016) | England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aarron and Obed both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Aarron
Popularity journey
First recorded1990
First recorded at #323 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1990–2007
Highest recorded position: #323 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1990 (recorded 1990–2007).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #3478 among boys in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Boys
Obed
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #2859 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys